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AN UNUSUAL CELADON JADE BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Carved in the shape of a qin, with the strings on the top of the cover, partially obscured by a cloth scattered with butterflies and brocade balls of flowers on an interlocking fret pattern, secured to the musical instrument with a fluttering ribbon, the stone of an even sea-green tone
6 7/8 in. (17.3 cm.) long
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Carved in the shape of a qin, with the strings on the top of the cover, partially obscured by a cloth scattered with butterflies and brocade balls of flowers on an interlocking fret pattern, secured to the musical instrument with a fluttering ribbon, the stone of an even sea-green tone
6 7/8 in. (17.3 cm.) long
Provenance
J. J. Lally, New York
Literature
Robert Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1995, no. 164
Exhibited
Christie's New York, 13-26 March 2001
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004